Is financial satisfaction a better predictor of happiness than national pride?

Kayonda  Hubert Ngamaba

Is financial satisfaction a better predictor of happiness than national pride?

Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba (Editor)

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Abstract

Many factors are contributing to our happiness, and some previous studies have suggested that money is no longer raising the levels of happiness of rich nations. The logic is that when a society has reached a certain threshold of development (this means that starvation is no longer a real concern for people), the happiness of individuals will depend on other factors such as freedom of choice, leisure and national pride. Using world Value Survey and World Bank Datasets, this study found that satisfaction with financial situation of individual household is a better predictor of both happiness and life satisfaction than national pride. Are Olympic and Paralympics’ athletes or footballers agreed that financial satisfaction come before national pride? This could be an interesting area to investigate.

Original language	English
Pages	1-1
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2012
Event	Back to the Future: Reflections and Implications Following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Manchester City Football Club, Etihad Stadium, SportCity, Manchester, M11 3FF Duration: 16 Nov 2012 → 16 Nov 2012

Conference

Conference	Back to the Future: Reflections and Implications Following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
City	Manchester City Football Club, Etihad Stadium, SportCity, Manchester, M11 3FF
Period	16/11/12 → 16/11/12

Keywords

happiness, life satisfaction, financial satisfaction, national pride

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Is financial satisfaction a better predictor of happiness than national pride? / Ngamaba, Kayonda Hubert (Editor).
2012. 1-1 Poster session presented at Back to the Future: Reflections and Implications Following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Manchester City Football Club, Etihad Stadium, SportCity, Manchester, M11 3FF.